The Smokestack Restaurant

Outstanding down home cooking with generous portions, too. We can share one dinner meal with dessert and are overfilled when we leave. The staff are friendly as though you are a guest in their home. The relics/decor are very interesting. During daylight hours, walking around the grounds & reading historical markers is fun.

I've been coming to the Smokestack periodically for 20 years. It has never disappointed. Great food and historic atmosphere. I recommend the meatloaf. It's super. Onion rings are good, too. Top it off with homemade buttermilk pie. Great stop on IH20. Check it out.

Dinner and history combine at the Smokestack. Located off I-20 in the remains of the Mercantile of now all but gone Thurber, Texas (population, 5) is this delightful restaurant. The staff is friendly and the portions are huge. Expect to ask for a to go box. There are historical photos on the walls and remains of the town are dotted around the land outside. The parking lot is unpaved but large. Worth the stop. Take time to read the signs and explore the Smokestack and buildings that remain.